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18<br />

Two-Dimensional Liquid<br />

<strong>Chromatography</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Synthetic<br />

Macromolecules<br />

Dusˇan Berek<br />

Polymer Institute <strong>of</strong> the Slovak Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences<br />

Bratislava, Slovakia<br />

1 INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TERMS<br />

Properties <strong>of</strong> macromolecular systems depend on molecular characteristics <strong>of</strong><br />

polymers <strong>and</strong> on relative concentrations <strong>of</strong> constituents in polymer mixtures, as<br />

well as on the mutual arrangement <strong>of</strong> macromolecules <strong>and</strong> on the presence <strong>of</strong> low<br />

molecular admixtures. The determination <strong>of</strong> molecular characteristics <strong>of</strong> both<br />

natural <strong>and</strong> synthetic polymers is <strong>of</strong> prime importance for science <strong>and</strong> technology<br />

<strong>of</strong> macromolecular systems, from underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> life secrets to production <strong>of</strong><br />

tailored advanced materials.<br />

Many natural polymers, for example numerous proteins, can be considered<br />

uniform chemical substances. On the other h<strong>and</strong>, all synthetic polymers known<br />

thus far are arrays <strong>of</strong> macromolecules with different molar masses. Many synthetic<br />

polymeric materials also contain macromolecules differing in their physical<br />

architecture <strong>and</strong> chemical structure. We can define three basic or primary<br />

© 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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